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corresponding to the
ancient Nabataean,
Roman and
Byzantine settlement of
Oboda (tabula Peutingeriana; Steph**** Byzantinus) or
Eboda (Ptolemaeus 5:16,...
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Obodas I (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢗𐢃𐢅𐢞 ʿŌbōdaṯ;
Ancient Gr****: Ὀβόδας) was king of the
Nabataeans from 96 to 85 BC.
After his death,
Obodas was worshiped...
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Aretas II In some
sources appears as
successor to
Rabbel I c. 96 to 85 BC
Obodas I c. 85/84 BC
Rabbel I In some
sources appears as
successor to
Aretas II...
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routes leading to Rome and Damascus.
After losing Gadara, the
Nabataean king
Obodas I
launched an
attack against Alexander in a
steep valley at Gadara, where...
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occupied the
Nabataean towns of Moab and
Gilead and
imposed a tribute.
Obodas I knew that
Alexander would attack, so was able to
ambush Alexander's forces...
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dates from the 1st
century BC. It was
dedicated to
Obodas I and is
believed to be the
symposium of
Obodas the god. This
information is
inscribed on the ruins...
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Akinyele local government area is
subdivided into 12 wards: Ikereku, Olanla/
Oboda/Labode, Arulogun/Eniosa/Aroro, Olode/Amosun/Onidundu, Ojo-Emo/Moniya,...
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After Obodas's victories over the
Judaeans and the Seleucids, he was
worshipped as a god by his people. He was
buried in the
Temple of
Oboda in Avdat...
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supported new
urban centres located along the
Negev incense route at
Avdat (
Oboda), Mam**** (Mampsis),
Shivta (Sobata),
Haluza (Elusa), and
Nitzana (Nessana)...
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pretext for the annexation:
Rabbel II had an heir by the name of
Obodas and
though there was
little fighting (attested to by the fact that Trajan...
